Klaus is a retired Atlantic hurricane name. The World Meteorological Organization took it off the lists after the 1990 storm, so no future Atlantic storm will be called Klaus. Its place on the list now belongs to Kyle, on the 2026 list. Since 1984, two storms have been named Klaus; the strongest, in 1984, peaked as a Category 1 hurricane.
Yes. Klaus is on NHC’s list of retired Atlantic names because of the 1990 storm. It is one of 100 names retired there since 1954 (Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names).
A name is retired when a storm was so deadly or costly that using the name again would be insensitive; the World Meteorological Organization then picks a new name with the same first letter at its annual meeting.
It won’t be. Retired names are not used again on the Atlantic lists. Its place on the list, the K slot, now belongs to Kyle, on the 2026 Atlantic list, which is the list in use this year.
Klaus formed in the Atlantic in October 1990 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Hurricane Klaus (1990): track and historyKlaus formed in the Atlantic in November 1984 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 971 mb. It made landfall near Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Klaus (1984): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klaus 1984 | Yabucoa, Puerto Rico | 1984-11-07 06:00 | 50 mph / 85 km/h |
Names go in alphabetical order, one per storm, as each storm reaches tropical-storm strength (39 mph, 34 knots), so a storm’s place in its season decides its name.
In both 1990 and 1984, Klaus was the 11th name used in the Atlantic season.
The most recent was Hurricane Klaus in 1990, in the Atlantic. It formed on October 3, peaked at 80 mph (130 km/h) and lasted 6 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 11th name used in that Atlantic season. Before that, the name was used in 1984.
Hurricane Klaus in 1984 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 971 mb. It formed in the Atlantic in November and made landfall near Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. The weakest of the two, in 1990, peaked at 80 mph (130 km/h).